Kroondal

Kroondal is a village situated in North West Province of South Africa with a large German speaking community. It lies on the N4 road.

Kroondal
Old Lutheran Church in Kroondal
Kroondal
Kroondal
Coordinates: 25°45′S 27°19′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictBojanala
MunicipalityRustenburg
Population
  Total3,195
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
0350

The village originated from a farm in existence since 1843, initially known as Kronendal, on which a mission was established - one of 22 German Lutheran missions in Natal and the former Transvaal. By 1889 a settlement was surveyed and divided into plots.[2] The local school, established in 1892, is said to have been attended by Louis Botha, who would become South Africa's first prime minister, and Afrikaans poet JD du Toit.[2] In fact both these men were pupils for brief periods at schools founded by missionaries of the Hermannsburg Mission Society – Botha at Hermannsburg near Greytown, du Toit at Morgensonne near Rustenburg. The local church congregation counts about 400 members, and is 80% German-speaking, with most of the rest being Afrikaans speakers.[2]

Education

The town has a German secondary school, Deutsche Schule Kroondal.[3]

References

  1. Water Services National Information System - Community Report
  2. "Kroondal". Tourism North West Province. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. http://www.schulekroondal.co.za/


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